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Abies balsamea ‘Cree's Blue’

Abies balsamea 'Cree's Blue' is an outstandingly Blue-colored seedling. Seldom grown.

A distinctive, bright Blue, compact, irregularly shrubby dwarf cultivar. (RHS Encyclopedia of Conifers, 2012)

Discovered in a Christmas tree plantation in the nursery of Leighton G. Cree of Colebrook, NH.




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HORTICULTURAL STATUS:Established / Published
COLOR:Blue
GROWTH SHAPE:
GROWTH SIZE:Dwarf: 1 to 6 inches (2.5 – 15 cm) per year / 1 to 5 feet (0.3 – 1.5 m) after 10 years
ORIGIN:Seedling Selection


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